AIRPORT UNDER CONSTRUCTION [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: AIRPORT UNDER CONSTRUCTION [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 12
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Lord Gort, Commander-in-Chief, inspects airfield under construction at Prévent. He is shown around by Brigadier Appleyard. Shots of bulldozers and concrete mixers.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 12
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940-03-25
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Rignold, Harry (Lieutenant) (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 383 ft; Running time: 4 mins
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    AYY 12

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